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  Paris (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 The use by Russia of Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine makes clear the weaknesses of its domestic industry and Tehran's growing claim on the market for unmanned aircraft, experts say. Washington believes Iran has delivered hundreds of drones, which Ukrainian officials say are now being used in strikes like those launched against cities and energy infrastructure on Monday. - What drones has Iran delivered? - So far two models of Iranian drone have been identified in Ukraine's skies, b ... read more |
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Deadly drone strikes hit Kyiv as Russian warplane crashesKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 Russia on Monday stepped up attacks across Ukraine, cutting electricity in towns and killing eight people, including in kamikaze drone strikes in the capital Kyiv, as a Russian warplane crashed near the Ukraine border. ... more  
NATO holds 'routine' nuclear drill amid Russia tensionsBrussels (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 NATO on Monday launched its regular nuclear deterrence drills in western Europe, after tensions soared with Russia over President Vladimir Putin's veiled threats in the face of setbacks in Ukraine. ... more 
US says 'confident' Pakistan can secure nukes after Biden uproarWashington (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 The United States said Monday that it had confidence in Pakistan's ability to control its nuclear arsenal after President Joe Biden expressed alarm, leading Islamabad to summon the US ambassador. ... more  
China's Xi doubles down in triumphalist Congress speechBeijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping doubled down on his policies at the opening of the Communist Party Congress, pledging continuity on cornerstones of his decade in power as he seeks to secure a historic third term, analysts say. ... more |
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China social media users beg for accounts back after protest banBeijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 Dozens of Chinese internet users have posted desperate pleas for access to their WeChat app accounts after hundreds were banned for posts about a rare street protest in Beijing against President Xi Jinping. ... more  
Russian military jet crashes in south west, at least three deadMoscow (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 A Russian military plane crashed on Monday into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine, news agencies reported, citing the defence ministry, with at least three deaths reported. ... more  
EU launches training mission for Ukraine troopsLuxembourg (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 The EU on Monday stepped up its military support for Kyiv by launching a mission to train 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers and providing 500 million euros more for weapons. ... more 
Ukraine says 108 women freed in swap with RussiaKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 Ukraine announced Monday it had swapped more than 100 prisoners with Russia in what it said was the first all-female exchange with Moscow after nearly eight months of war. ... more |
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German spy chief warns of 'naivety' towards ChinaBerlin (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 Some sections of German society still have a certain "naivety" towards China, the country's foreign intelligence chief said on Monday, amid a growing debate over the wisdom of economic ties to Beijing. ... more  
First Eurostar Neo satellite launchedParis (ESA) Oct 17, 2022 The first satellite to be built under ESA's Eurostar Neo programme has launched. The satellite - called Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - was developed and built by satellite manufacturer Airbus for satellite ... more  
New walking robot design could revolutionize how we build things in spaceWashington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Researchers have designed a state-of-the-art walking robot that could revolutionize large construction projects in space. They tested the feasibility of the robot for the in-space assembly of a 25m ... more 
EU sanctions to target Iran 'morality' policeLuxembourg (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 EU foreign ministers on Monday met to adopt sanctions on Iran, with several condemning the regime's brutal crackdown on protesters - while stressing the need to revive a moribund nuclear deal with Tehran. ... more |
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Iraq's new president calls for speedy government formationBaghdad (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid pledged Monday on taking office to throw his weight behind efforts to rapidly form a strong new government. ... more 
BTS to fulfil military service obligations, agency saysSeoul (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 The members of the K-pop supergroup BTS will enlist in the military, their agency said Monday, putting an end to a years-long debate on whether the stars deserved exemptions from mandatory service. ... more  
UK PM's office 'concerned' as protester assaulted at Chinese ConsulateLondon (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 The British prime minister's spokesman said Monday the government was "deeply concerned" after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was assaulted in the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester, northern England. ... more 
Sweden parties agree to form govt with far-right backingStockholm (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 Three Swedish right-wing parties will build a minority government with the unprecedented backing of the far-right Sweden Democrats, the parties said Friday, unveiling plans for new nuclear reactors and a crime and immigration crackdown. ... more 
Viasat and Inmarsat will work with CMA to demonstrate customer benefits of proposed transactionCarlsbad CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and Inmarsat report they are working with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to demonstrate how the planned combination of the companies will benefit custome ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 12, 2022 
Ukraine has received the first Iris-T defence system from Germany, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said.
"IRIS-Ts from (Germany) are already here. (American) NASAMS are coming. This is only the beginning. And we need more," Reznikov tweeted late on Tuesday. "There is a moral imperative to protect the sky over (Ukraine) in order to save our people."
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 14, 2022  The United States is pressing allies to hastily build for Ukraine a patchwork air defense network using NATO-compatible equipment - some ultra-modern, others older - to protect strategic targets from Russian strikes.
The effort was given added urgency after Moscow pummeled Ukraine with missiles this week, damaging energy facilities nationwide and leaving at least 20 people dead.
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 
The use by Russia of Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine makes clear the weaknesses of its domestic industry and Tehran's growing claim on the market for unmanned aircraft, experts say.
Washington believes Iran has delivered hundreds of drones, which Ukrainian officials say are now being used in strikes like those launched against cities and energy infrastructure on Monday.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 14, 2021 
Tesla founder Elon Musk said Friday that SpaceX could not keep funding its Starlink satellites in Ukraine because the company is losing money.
Musk said he would no longer fund the Starlink service for Ukraine, later turning his ire toward a Ukrainian envoy who allegedly insulted him with vulgarities for proposing a peace plan to end the war that included ceding some Ukrainian territory ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Oct 12, 2022 
The EU has reached agreement on the contours of a big military mission to train 15,000 Ukrainian armed forces personnel in several member countries, diplomats said Wednesday.
A political accord was struck at a meeting of member state ambassadors in Brussels that one ambassador said will be put to a meeting of EU foreign ministers next Monday in Luxembourg.
The idea of the EU mission was ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 11, 2022 
Dozens of countries have supplied military support to Ukraine since Russia invaded it on February 24, either in the form of weapons, financial aid for arms purchases or military training.
The United States is by far the biggest supplier of weapons to Ukraine, followed by the United Kingdom, Poland and Germany.
The Germany-based Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which tracks military, ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Oct 11, 2022 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said Russia was striking Ukraine's infrastructure to make up for battlefield losses by its troops and vowed allies would "step up and sustain" support for Kyiv.
"I think what we saw yesterday (Monday) is actually a sign of weakness, because the reality is that they are not able to make progress on the battlefield. Russia is actually losing on the battle ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 13, 2022  Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.
Abdul Latif Rashid, a 78-year-old Iraqi Kurd, was elected as head of state, replacing Barham Saleh, by the assembly in the capital's heavily fortified Green Zone government ... more |
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 Luxembourg (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 
EU foreign ministers on Monday met to adopt sanctions on Iran, with several condemning the regime's brutal crackdown on protesters - while stressing the need to revive a moribund nuclear deal with Tehran.
Diplomats told AFP that the sanctions list, agreed by EU ambassadors ahead of the ministers' meeting, contains 11 Iranian officials and four entities. They will be subject to EU visa bans ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 
China said Monday it will delay the release of economic growth figures, as the country's leadership gathers for a major meeting set to hand President Xi Jinping a historic third term in office.
The announcement comes a day before analysts had expected Beijing to publish some of its weakest quarterly growth figures since 2020 with the economy hobbled by Covid-19 restrictions and a real estate ... more |
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 Las Tejerias, Venezuela (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 
"We love you princess," reads the inscription on the fresh grave of a three-year-old girl among dozens of people killed by a devastating landslide in a Venezuelan town last week.
Gravediggers have had their hands full at the cemetery of Las Tejerias, a town of some 50,000 people laid to waste by a torrent of mud, stones and trees that followed hours of heavy rains.
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 11, 2022 
Propellant injection work on the Mengtian space lab, the second lab component of China's Tiangong space station, was conducted on Monday morning at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a news release that the lab module has undergone ground tests at the center and will undergo checks of its functions along with ... more |
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 London (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 
The British prime minister's spokesman said Monday the government was "deeply concerned" after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was assaulted in the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester, northern England.
Local police said that a group of men came out of the consulate as protesters held a peaceful demonstration on Sunday afternoon, dragged one of the protesters inside the ground ... more |
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 San Salvador (AFP) Oct 18, 2022 
Rights groups in El Salvador and victims' families welcomed on Monday a judge's order to arrest three former military officers for their alleged implication 40 years ago in the deaths of four Dutch journalists.
In March 1982, the four journalists were killed in a rural area north of the capital San Salvador where they were filming a documentary about the Central American country's bloody civ ... more |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering OUSD (R&E) a new benchmark: a tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser that Lockheed Martin has produced to date. This 300 kW-class laser is ready to integrate with the DOD demonstration efforts including the U.S. Army's Indirect Fires Protection Capa ... more |
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